Support the Troops - Fire the Liar USA Today article

KurtNYC

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Support the Troops - Fire the Liar USA Today article

Troops speak out as the deadline for overseas ballots approaches.

"There's no clear definition of why we came here," says Army Spc. Nathan Swink, of Quincy, Ill. "First they said they have WMD and nuclear weapons, then it was to get Saddam Hussein out of office, and then to rebuild Iraq. I want to fight for my nation and for my family, to protect the United States against enemies foreign and domestic, not to protect Iraqi civilians or deal with Sadr's militia," he said.

Swink, who comes from a family of both Democrats and Republicans, plans to vote for Kerry. "Kerry protested the war in Vietnam. He is the one to end this stuff, to lead to our exit of Iraq," he said.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-20-troops-csm_x.htm

Hard to argue with what our troops on the front lines have to say. Afterall they are the ones who know best how the war in Iraq is going. So many say this isn't what they signed up for and so many here agree. We owe it to our troops to get them some new leadership.

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Myrina

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Tue Sep-21-04 08:35 AM
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1. kick

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cthrumatrix

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Tue Sep-21-04 08:36 AM
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2. according to shrub...these troops are unamerican....speaking out

like this

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Maeve

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Tue Sep-21-04 08:38 AM
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3. Yeah, they aren't supporting our....troops...er..uh...

I swear, irony is dead from over-kill :dunce:

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ClintonTyree

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Tue Sep-21-04 08:43 AM
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4. Aiding and abetting................

the enemy. Just like Jane Fonda. Ungrateful soldiers anyway, how dare they not want to die for Bush's personal agenda!

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HysteryDiagnosis

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Tue Sep-21-04 08:50 AM
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5. "according to shrub...these troops are unamerican....speaking out"

Ya mean shrub doesn't support the troops?? Shocking... or does he only support the ones who are wearing blinders?

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qwlauren35

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Tue Sep-21-04 09:13 AM
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6. Actually...

the title of the article says "Strident MINORITY".

I'm glad they're being vocal, although I fear repercussions for them. I've learned that it's a court-martial/dishonorable discharge offense to campaign against the incumbent.

However, I hope enough of them vote against Bush to send a message to those of us back home who think he's the cat's meow.

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KurtNYC

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Tue Sep-21-04 09:32 AM
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7. Yes it says minority and then

goes into detail about how hard it is to poll troops. So they just assume it is a minority for whatever reason (?) Then the soldier opens with "9 out of 10" against Bush.

Btw, why do you think Bush is the cat's meow. ?

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